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24.921 Special Topics in Linguistics: Genericity | Linguistics and Philosophy

This course will investigate the semantics of generic sentences, i.e., sentences that are used to talk about habits, tendencies, dispositions, or kinds. For instance: Dogs are good pets. The giant panda is an endangered species. A soccer player makes lots of money. Mary smokes after dinner. This machine crushes oranges. This is a half-semester course.... Show More

Keywords:: semantics of aspect, modality, Semantics, semantics of generic sentences, adverbial quantifiers

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Humanities / Philosophy

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Material Type:: Online Course
Date Added to MERLOT:: May 12, 2016
Date Modified in MERLOT:: June 24, 2020
Author:: Unknown (Know the author?)
Submitter:: Barbra Bied Sperling

Primary Audience:: Graduate School
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Mobile Compatibility:: Not specified at this time
Language:: English
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